Behind Enemy Lines Page #2

Synopsis: Fighter navigator Chris Burnett wants out: he was looking for something more than the boring recon missions he's been flying. He finds himself flying the lone Christmas day mission over war-torn Bosnia. But when he talks pilot Stackhouse into flying slightly off-course to check out an interesting target, the two get shot down. Burnett is soon alone, trying to outrun a pursuing army, while commanding officer Reigert finds his rescue operation hamstrung by politics, forcing Burnett to run far out of his way.
Director(s): John Moore
Production: 20th Century Fox
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
49
Rotten Tomatoes:
37%
PG-13
Year:
2001
106 min
$58,767,833
Website
2,674 Views


to see you immediately.

- What the hell is this?

- Be prepared.

Thank you.

Maybe he wants to give you

his daughter's number.

Did you see Tennessee on Saturday?

Boy, they looked good.

I don't know anything, Lieutenant.

Now, that is cynical.

And Southerners usually aren't that cynical.

I give you a compliment

on how great your alma mater looks,

and you think I'm tryin' to pump you

for information. What does he want?

I guess you'll have to see, sir.

- (knock at door)

- Come.

- Lieutenant Burnett, sir.

- Master Chief O'Malley, thank you.

Lieutenant Burnett.

- Sir, about the football today, I know...

- I have your letter.

I understand you're interested

in leaving the navy.

Yes, sir. It's time to move on.

If you don't mind my asking,

move on to what?

Sir?

Are you gonna fly commercial jets?

Troll the friendly skies in a bus?

You've had an interesting career, Lieutenant.

I remember when you came on board.

Smart as a whip, tons of potential.

- Thank you, sir.

- And then, on September 23rd,

you received a non-punitive letter of caution

for disorderly behavior

at the China Fleet Club in Hong Kong.

Another letter a month later

for something involving Chinese New Year

at Pattaya Beach in Thailand.

One can only imagine what that was.

Just out of curiosity, Lieutenant,

what happened to you?

Sir, I signed up to be a fighter pilot.

I didn't wanna be a cop.

I certainly didn't wanna be a cop walkin' the

beat in a neighborhood no one cares about.

That and the routine on the ship

kinda wore me out.

- The routine?

- The routine.

What you don't know from experience

is that the routine, the systems checks,

the drills, the maintaining of discipline,

that's what you do to prepare for war.

- We're not at war, sir.

- Yes, we are.

Unless we're parked in San Diego Bay, you're

at war every time you step on this boat.

- You understand that?

- No, sir, I do not understand.

If we're at war, why don't we act like it?

Cos as far as I can tell, we go out,

we fly around and we come back.

Maybe we're pretending we're in the fight,

but we're not fighting, we're watching.

You should be glad you're not in a fight.

With your attitude you wouldn't last long.

Sir, I've given the navy seven good years.

I think I've served my country.

You wouldn't know the first thing

about serving your country.

You have two weeks remaining on this tour.

You will serve them in a manner

befitting a naval officer.

I'll keep your letter in my pocket.

At the end of those two weeks,

you be on your way.

You're dismissed, mister.

Sir.

O'Malley told me you dropped your letter.

He's tellin' the truth.

So you're gonna break up the band, huh?

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